Peninsula Art League members are raising awareness and funds for the victims of the 2014 Carlton Complex wildfires in eastern Washington. The artists have created artwork inspired by the fires that are currently on display at the Art Gallery at the Tacoma Community College Gig Harbor campus.

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Key Peninsula Middle School teacher Mike Hunziker’s class on digital photography has produced some student photos that are displayed at St. Anthony Hospital, the MultiCare office suites in Uptown and the Washington State Historical Museum in Tacoma.

Two Waters Arts Alliance of the Key Peninsula will present its inaugural TWAA Art Walk on the KP with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (July 29) at the Blend Wine Shop in Key Center. The walk is a unique opportunity for artists who might normally participate in gallery exhibits to share their work with the public.

Gig Harbor High and University of Washington alum Austin Seferian-Jenkins took a few minutes to chat about what giving back to the community means to him, his connection to Gig Harbor now and his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers so far.

Author Scott Perkins wrote his novel, “Howard Carter Saves the World,” as a “push-back against the cynicism” he’d seen in most young adult literature. Released as an e-book in April, “Howard Carter” features classic sci-fi elements such as freeze rays, snarky robots, and a boy genius protagonist clever enough to save the world from an alien invasion.

Gig Harbor High School football senior football players Adrian Valona, Bailey Weir, Andrew Johnson and Alex Bouterse recently returned from a mission trip in inner city Chicago. The four were part of a church group that went to Chicago to do charity work and community outreach.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Vincent Mancuso, a graduate of the first senior class at Gig Harbor High School, will be promoted to the rank of major general during a ceremony Sunday (July 26) at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.